During this chapter it begins with Telemachus and Peisistratus coming to the lands of Lacedaemon where Menelaus is hosting relatives for the different upcoming weddings of his son and daughter. They then join Menelaus’ feast in his incredible home. They begin to talk about Menelaus’ travels, Peisistratus’ brother, and Telemachus father. As they begin to talk about Odysseus, Menelaus says he mourns the fact he is gone and so Telemachus begins to cry. Helen, the wife of Menelaus comes down and says how much Telemachus looks like Odysseus with uncanny resemblance. Stories begin with how great Odysseus was like when he dressed as a poor beggar just to get beyond Trojan walls and Menelaus told about the Trojan wooden horse he used to get into Troy and cunningly kill all of the Trojans. Menelaus then talks about being stranded for 20 days on an island in Egypt after coming home from Troy where the gods stalled him. It is there he met Eidothee who gave him the advice to ask the Old man of the Sea for directions home. Before being home he asks the Old Man if the people Nester and him left behind returned safely to their homes and about Odysseus and how he was living but captured by Calypso. With that Telemachus and Peisistratus set off but before they left they were offered to stay longer with Menelaus but do not want to keep everyone waiting in Pylos. Instead he is given the ultimate keepsake, a mixing-bowl made with wrought medal created by Hephaestus and given by Phaedimus. They then took off. Back with the suitors they started to understand everything happening because they saw Mentor leave on the trip then come back at dawn. With the anger that he tricked them they summoned a plan to take twenty men and ship to meet Telemachus and murder him. Penelope, his mother, over hears her suitors and weeps and prays to Athene, Daughter of Zeus, to help her. Athene sent a ghost in the form of Penelope’s sister to comfort her and Penelope asks if her husband is alive but she will not give the answer back. The suitors take off at the end to ambush Telemachus.
Major Themes: (Olivia)
p.42 Hospitality
Menelaus shows hospitality buy letting Telemachus enter his home and giving him a nice meal
p.61 Disguise
Athene shows up to Penelope as her sister to try and sooth her
p.54 Homeric Simile
As soon as Agamemnon returned home he was ambushed and killed by his wife's lover Aegisthus. Menelaus compares this to when Telemachus will come home.
p.47 Disguise
Odysseus disguises himself as a begger to get into the city of Troy
p.56 Hospitality
Menelaus is a good hoast because he gives Telemachus a gift when he leaves
Locations Traveled: (Angelina)
Menelaus's house.
Ithaca is also mentioned.
Study Guide Questions:
What preparations are going on when Telemachus goes to see Menelaus? (Giselle)
They where having a party and they found him entertaining a large company of relatives to celebrate his sons and daughter.
What does Telemachus do when Menelaus starts talking about Odysseus? (Giselle)
He cried.
What does Helen do before everyone retires for the evening? (Giselle)
She came down from her lofty room and sat down and asked her husband about who the guests where.
What story does Helen tell about Odysseus? (Giselle)
She tells the story of how he disguised himself as a beggar and went through the trosan city gaining info.
What story does Menelaus tell about Odysseus? (Raina)
He tells the story of how Odysseus stopped the other soldier from ruining their plan inside the Trojan Horse.
Who must Menelaus speak to to find out why he has been stranded on the island for 20 days? (Raina)
He must speak to the Old Man of the Sea.
What did he have to do to trap the Old Man of the Sea? (Raina)
He had to bring 3 crewmen and hide under seal skins while the Old Man of the sea came to rest with them. Then they should pin him down and not let go until he asks him questions.
What does Menelaus have to do in order to get home? (Raina)
He has to sail the Nile and offer sacrifice and prayers to the gods.
What does Menelaus ask the Old Man before he lets him go? (Jourdan) hHe asks him what happened to the other commanders in the Trojan War.
Why does Telemachus refuse Menelaus’s gift? (Jourdan)
He doesn't want to keep his friends waiting in Pylos. He also doesn't think horses would be suitable for Ithaca, and he asks for something he can carry.
What does Menelaus give him instead? (Jourdan) He gave him a mixing bowl of wrought metal.
Why is Noemon confused about Mentor? (Jourdan) He thought that he saw mentor get on the ship with Telemachus, but then he saw him again.
Why is Antinous upset and what does he plan for Telemachus? (Charlotte)
He is upset because Telemachus has left on his journey and he plans to go after him and kill him.
Who does Penelope pray to? (Charlotte)
Athene
What does Athene do to calm Penelope? (Charlotte)
She sends a phantom of her sister to her in a dream, and she assures Penelope that Telemachus will return safely.
What does Penelope ask the vision? (Charlotte)
If Odysseus is dead or alive.
Chapter 4 - Menelaus and Helen
Summary: (Ali)
During this chapter it begins with Telemachus and Peisistratus coming to the lands of Lacedaemon where Menelaus is hosting relatives for the different upcoming weddings of his son and daughter. They then join Menelaus’ feast in his incredible home. They begin to talk about Menelaus’ travels, Peisistratus’ brother, and Telemachus father. As they begin to talk about Odysseus, Menelaus says he mourns the fact he is gone and so Telemachus begins to cry. Helen, the wife of Menelaus comes down and says how much Telemachus looks like Odysseus with uncanny resemblance. Stories begin with how great Odysseus was like when he dressed as a poor beggar just to get beyond Trojan walls and Menelaus told about the Trojan wooden horse he used to get into Troy and cunningly kill all of the Trojans. Menelaus then talks about being stranded for 20 days on an island in Egypt after coming home from Troy where the gods stalled him. It is there he met Eidothee who gave him the advice to ask the Old man of the Sea for directions home. Before being home he asks the Old Man if the people Nester and him left behind returned safely to their homes and about Odysseus and how he was living but captured by Calypso. With that Telemachus and Peisistratus set off but before they left they were offered to stay longer with Menelaus but do not want to keep everyone waiting in Pylos. Instead he is given the ultimate keepsake, a mixing-bowl made with wrought medal created by Hephaestus and given by Phaedimus. They then took off. Back with the suitors they started to understand everything happening because they saw Mentor leave on the trip then come back at dawn. With the anger that he tricked them they summoned a plan to take twenty men and ship to meet Telemachus and murder him. Penelope, his mother, over hears her suitors and weeps and prays to Athene, Daughter of Zeus, to help her. Athene sent a ghost in the form of Penelope’s sister to comfort her and Penelope asks if her husband is alive but she will not give the answer back. The suitors take off at the end to ambush Telemachus.
Major Themes: (Olivia)
p.42 HospitalityMenelaus shows hospitality buy letting Telemachus enter his home and giving him a nice meal
p.61 Disguise
Athene shows up to Penelope as her sister to try and sooth her
p.54 Homeric Simile
As soon as Agamemnon returned home he was ambushed and killed by his wife's lover Aegisthus. Menelaus compares this to when Telemachus will come home.
p.47 Disguise
Odysseus disguises himself as a begger to get into the city of Troy
p.56 Hospitality
Menelaus is a good hoast because he gives Telemachus a gift when he leaves
Locations Traveled: (Angelina)
Menelaus's house.
Ithaca is also mentioned.
Study Guide Questions:
What preparations are going on when Telemachus goes to see Menelaus? (Giselle)
They where having a party and they found him entertaining a large company of relatives to celebrate his sons and daughter.
What does Telemachus do when Menelaus starts talking about Odysseus? (Giselle)
He cried.
What does Helen do before everyone retires for the evening? (Giselle)
She came down from her lofty room and sat down and asked her husband about who the guests where.
What story does Helen tell about Odysseus? (Giselle)
She tells the story of how he disguised himself as a beggar and went through the trosan city gaining info.
What story does Menelaus tell about Odysseus? (Raina)
He tells the story of how Odysseus stopped the other soldier from ruining their plan inside the Trojan Horse.
Who must Menelaus speak to to find out why he has been stranded on the island for 20 days? (Raina)
He must speak to the Old Man of the Sea.
What did he have to do to trap the Old Man of the Sea? (Raina)
He had to bring 3 crewmen and hide under seal skins while the Old Man of the sea came to rest with them. Then they should pin him down and not let go until he asks him questions.
What does Menelaus have to do in order to get home? (Raina)
He has to sail the Nile and offer sacrifice and prayers to the gods.
What does Menelaus ask the Old Man before he lets him go? (Jourdan)
hHe asks him what happened to the other commanders in the Trojan War.
Why does Telemachus refuse Menelaus’s gift? (Jourdan)
He doesn't want to keep his friends waiting in Pylos. He also doesn't think horses would be suitable for Ithaca, and he asks for something he can carry.
What does Menelaus give him instead? (Jourdan)
He gave him a mixing bowl of wrought metal.
Why is Noemon confused about Mentor? (Jourdan)
He thought that he saw mentor get on the ship with Telemachus, but then he saw him again.
Why is Antinous upset and what does he plan for Telemachus? (Charlotte)
He is upset because Telemachus has left on his journey and he plans to go after him and kill him.
Who does Penelope pray to? (Charlotte)
Athene
What does Athene do to calm Penelope? (Charlotte)
She sends a phantom of her sister to her in a dream, and she assures Penelope that Telemachus will return safely.
What does Penelope ask the vision? (Charlotte)
If Odysseus is dead or alive.